#657 – a mattress

Hey guys! I’m back from the chaos of an away-from-home wedding and finishing up the book! Thanks for your patience as I catch up on drawin’ comics. The good news is we made the cost of book printing! Thanks everybody! And also the good news is the wedding was fun. All of the news is good.

Just another page or so and then this story’s over! Hope you’ve enjoyed it.

because someone needed to get rid of theirs and delivery was part of the deal?

but yeah, no, if there's even a slight chance of bedbugs, BURN EVERYTHING. i gutted my mattress with a butcher knife and spraypainted "bed bugs! DO NOT TAKE" on it before putting it by the dumpster at the apartment of mine that had an infestation, and i'm still not completely sure someone didn't make off with it anyway. if i'd had a friend with a truck i'd have taken it out in the desert for a bonfire. that and the couch would have made a nice fire…instead i just took the couch apart with my bare hands (it was an ikea couch, didn't take much effort).

Oh, of course…. but has it been a whole day, even? (Answer: Yes, because Hanna's mom has been trying to call her for days… and it wasn't raining in 649 and was in 650, so time must have passed in between.) True enough.

On one hand, oh hopefully yes! On the other hand, it's been really fascinating to read the incredibly varied responses to the behaviour of all the characters, especially Eve in this arc. In a weird way it's kind of awesome how different people can respond to the same comic, seeing the same lines and facial expressions. It says a lot about ourselves, but mostly, it speaks volumes of just how awesome and deep Octopus Pie is *sits in a corner to wibble and fangirl over Meredith*

actually, i think Eve might be taking the right approach here, trying to add some humor to the situation. Hanna has been trying to take her mind out of the situation with the attempts to get high and the baking, and few things are better than humor to get your self out of your own head. Also, saying that Eve is not being a good friend for not being super mature and adult about this is rather silly, I think. Firstly, when is ANYONE super mature in every situation? This whole comic is about making mistakes and learning, not about being perfect. Secondly, we've already seen the mature and reasoned attempt (marigold) not work, I think Hanna isn't in the right state of mind to accept that yet. Right now I think she just needs someone that will just let it be.